Foellinger Auditorium Centennial Celebration

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Join us for the Foellinger Auditorium Centennial Celebration at 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 29.

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To honor the history of the Auditorium, the University of Illinois Symphony and The Other Guys,
an a cappella octet from the Varsity Men's Glee Club, will perform at the celebration.

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Images in slide show courtesy of the University Archives.

One Hundred Years of History

C.H. Blackall, a University of Illinois 1877 graduate, designed the Auditorium which was dedicated in 1907.

The Auditorium is designed in the Beaux Arts classical style, to reflect the design of the Jefferson Rotunda in Virginia.

The Alma Mater originally stood on the south side of the Auditorium because the facility is located in the center of the University. The Alma Mater was moved to its present location at Green and Wright Streets in 1962.

Throughout the past 100 years, many public figures, orators, educators and scientists have graced the Auditorium halls.